How can I determine if an incident could have been prevented?
This gives the employee and his/her supervisor the opportunity to evaluate the incident, to review how it happened, and if something could have been done different. Some factors to consider are:
- Policies and procedures: which ones applied and were they being followed? If not, explain why?
- Do the policies and procedures need to be revised or updated?
- Is there a need for additional training?
- Is there an unsafe condition that needs to be corrected?
- Do inspections need to be done more often?
This involves a "factual" analysis, rather than based on opinions.
